His career has taken a different, albeit very successful, path through the rally ranks from junior world champion to senior title in 2013 and three successful defenses.

The 2017 season has seen him engage in a fierce fight with Belgian Thierry Neuville, the Hyundai driver's poor start allowing Ogier to build an 11-point lead with co-driver Julien Ingrassia heading into Rally Finland from July 27-30.

With the summer break allowing the WRC circuit a much needed pause, following a hectic first half of the year, Ogier traveled to the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg to live out his F1 dream on the sun-baked Austrian GP track.

The Frenchman revealed, "As a kid I was watching (Ayrton) Senna, he was my idol, and of course I was dreaming one day to try this kind of car.

"For a racing driver to have fun you need to be fast and a Formula 1 car is the fastest car you can drive, so of course every racing driver wants to feel that one day."